Original Saltman Mummy

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Karen Barrett-Wilt
by Haleh Brooks
published on 06 August 2014
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The original Saltman, the first of six well-preserved bodies found in a salt mine near Zanjan, Iran. This man lived c. 1750 years ago, and his mummy was discovered by miners in 1994.

National Museum of Iran, Tehran.

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Brooks, H. (2014, August 06). Original Saltman Mummy. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/2889/original-saltman-mummy/

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